Loucheiz Purifoy

American gridiron football player (born 1992)

American football player

Loucheiz Purifoy

Purifoy with the Edmonton Elks in 2023

No. 0 – Edmonton Elks

Position:

Defensive back

Personal information

Born:

(1992-12-16) December 16, 1992 (age 31)
Cantonment, Florida, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Weight:

190 lb (86 kg)

Career information

High school:

Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest

College:

Florida

Undrafted:

2014

Career history

Indianapolis Colts (2014)
Seattle Seahawks (2014)
BC Lions (2016–2017)
Ottawa Redblacks (2018)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2018–2021)
BC Lions (2022)
Edmonton Elks (2023–present)

Roster status:

Active

CFL status:

American

Career highlights and awards

CFL All-Star (2022)
CFL West All-Star (2022)
Second-team All-SEC (2013)

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles:	7
Forced fumbles:	1
Pass deflections:	1

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca

Loucheiz Purifoy (born December 16, 1992) is an American professional football defensive back for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Purifoy played college football for the University of Florida. He signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL Draft, and has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, BC Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Ottawa Redblacks.

Early years

Purifoy was born in Pensacola, Florida.^[1] He attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, where he played high school football.^[2] He played quarterback, running back and wide receiver in the Eagles' split-back veer offense.^[3] He was also a long jumper and sprinter for the Pine Forest track team. Purifoy was a standout in the long jump and triple jump, posting personal marks of 7.21 meters and 14.68 meters, respectively. In addition, he competed in the 200 meters, recording a personal best of 22.08 seconds.^[4]

College career

Purifoy accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football team from 2011 to 2013.^[5] As a true freshman in 2011, he played in all thirteen games as a reserve cornerback and on special teams. As a sophomore in 2012, he started twelve of thirteen games, recording 51 tackles. As a junior in 2013, he started seven of eleven games, recording 24 tackles, two interceptions and two quarterback sacks.

On November 30, 2013, Purifoy announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.^[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m)	8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m)
All values from NFL Combine^[7]

Indianapolis Colts

Purifoy's problems off the field may have contributed to a slip from a late draft pick to an undrafted free agent.^[8] On May 12, 2014, it was announced that the Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms with Purifoy.^[9] Purifoy went into the preseason with a competition with fellow cornerback Marcus Burley. Both performed well and cutting either would be difficult, so the Colts traded Burley to the Seattle Seahawks for a sixth round draft pick.^[10] The Colts kept Purifoy and was on their initial 53-man roster.^[11] Purifoy dressed for 11 games during the 2014 season, seeing his snap count increase over the course of the year. He was waived on November 27.^[12]

Seattle Seahawks

Purifoy was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on November 28, 2014, but was waived after a failed physical on December 1, 2014.^[13]^[14] Whilst a free agent, Purifoy was suspended by the NFL for the first ten weeks of the 2015 season, most likely for violating the substance abuse policy.^[15]

BC Lions (first stint)

On March 21, 2016, Purifoy signed a contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.^[16] According to Lions head coach Wally Buono, Purifoy had a very impressive first season in the CFL. He was, however, deemed ineligible for rookie of the year consideration based on the fact that he had dressed for an NFL regular season game in the past.^[17] Purifoy had a strong second season with the Lions in 2017, amassing 49 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles and three interceptions. Following the 2017 season, Purifoy was not re-signed by the Lions and became a free agent.

Ottawa Redblacks

On the first day of free agency, February 13, 2018, Purifoy was signed to a one-year contract by the Ottawa Redblacks.^[18] He played in the Redblacks first seven games of the season and contributed with 29 tackles, one interception and a forced fumble. Purifoy was released by the Redblacks on August 6, 2018.^[19]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

One day after being released by the Redblacks, Purifoy signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.^[20]

BC Lions (second stint)

On the first day of free agency, on February 8, 2022, Purifoy signed with the Lions.^[21] Purifoy played in all 18 regular season games for the Lions and contributed with 55 tackles, nine special-teams tackles, three interceptions and a sack. He was named a CFL All-Star for his performance. He was released on January 4, 2023.^[22] He was due a $30,000 roster bonus in mid-February 2023.^[23]

Edmonton Elks

On January 9, 2023, it was announced that Purifoy had signed with the Edmonton Elks.^[24]

References

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^ "Loucheiz Purifoy, Pine Forest , Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
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^ "Loucheiz Purifoy". World Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ "Loucheiz Purifoy College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ "Florida CB Purifoy decides to enter NFL draft". ESPN.com. November 30, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Loucheiz Purifoy". Nfl.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Holder, Stephen (November 28, 2014). "Colts waive rookie CB Loucheiz Purifoy after minor, in-house disciplinary issues". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ Parvizi, Kevin (May 12, 2014). "Loucheiz Purifoy signs with Indianapolis Colts". NFL Spin Zone. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Jenks, Jayson (August 30, 2014). "Seahawks trade 6th-round pick to Colts for CB Marcus Burley". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "2014 Colts 53-Man Roster". Colts.com. August 31, 2014. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". colts.com. November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
^ Cohen, Stephen (November 28, 2014). "Seahawks place LB Kevin Pierre-Louis on injured reserve, claim CB Loucheiz Purifoy". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Crabtree, Curtis (December 1, 2014). "Seahawks waive Loucheiz Purifoy after failed physical". ProFootballTalk.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^ Balzer, Howard (July 13, 2015). "NFL suspends four free agents not currently with teams". UPI.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
^ "B.C. Lions bring in speedster Colin Lockett and former collegiate bad-boy Loucheiz Purifoy". The Province. March 21, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ Beamish, Mike (November 3, 2016). "Beamish: Ineligible for CFL rookie award, Purifoy's first season impresses veteran Lions". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ "Redblacks sign DB Loucheiz Purifoy". ottawaredblacks.com. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ "Redblacks release defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy". Ottawa Sun. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
^ "Riders agree to terms with DB Purifoy". TSN.ca. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
^ "Back in the Den: Lions sign DB Loucheiz Purifoy". Canadian Football League. February 8, 2022.
^ "Lions part ways with DB Loucheiz Purifoy". January 4, 2023.
^ 3Down Staff (January 4, 2023). "B.C. Lions release all-star defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy". 3DownNation. Retrieved January 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Transactions | Elks sign all-star DB Purifoy". Edmonton Elks. January 9, 2023.